Tag: Theft

General Motors Financial has partnered with blockchain company Spring Labs to help reduce identity theft. It’s a move that could potentially save the car maker millions of dollars in fraud costs. As CCN previously reported, 95% of carmakers expect to use blockchain technology in the next three years, but General Motors is leading the pack. The partnership will see GM Financial, the finance branch of General Motors, join Spring Labs’ Spring Founding Industry Partners Program. The initiative is designed to advance the role of blockchain in data sharing. This is a huge nod towards real-world adoption of blockchain technology. Very

By CCN.com: Suspects in the “Big Bitcoin Heist” of 2018 have been sentenced to various prison terms based on their level of involvement in the much-publicised theft of more than three-quarters of a million dollars worth of crypto mining equipment. Crypto Mining Thieves Jailed in Iceland Ringleader Sindri Stefanson bagged the longest sentence with a

Authorities charged Lawillie Joshua Hall March 19 with two counts of second-degree robbery. The defendants, dubbed the “Discount Bitcoin Bandits,” also face gun allegations, and the charges include prior conviction allegations against Fitzgerald. A preliminary hearing on the amended complaint has …Google Alert – bitcoin